Incense burner (thymiaterion)
Incense burner (thymiaterion)

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Incense burner (thymiaterion),

4th century BCE

Etruscan
1995-154 a-f

Information

Title
Incense burner (thymiaterion)
Dates

4th century BCE

Medium
Bronze
Dimensions
a: h. 7.5 cm., w. 7.5 cm., d. 3.0 cm. (2 15/16 x 2 15/16 x 1 3/16 in.) b: h. 2.5 cm., w. 1.4 cm., d. 0.8 cm. (1 x 9/16 x 5/16 in.) c: h. 3.9 cm., w. 1.6 cm., d. 1.7 cm. (1 1/2 x 5/8 x 11/16 in.) d: h. 3.6 cm., w. 1.6 cm., d. 2.0 cm. (1 7/16 x 5/8 x 13/16 in.) e: h. 2.6 cm., w. 1.7 cm., d. 1.7 cm. (1 x 11/16 x 11/16 in.) f: l. 31.5 cm., w. 2.3 cm., d. 3.7 cm. (12 3/8 x 7/8 x 1 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. Allan Marquand, in 1943
Object Number
1995-154 a-f
Culture
Etruscan
Type
censers
Subject
birds

Acquired by Mrs. Allan Marquand (Eleanor Cross) at an unknown date from an unknown source; given to the Museum in 1943 by Mrs. Marquand.

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